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Fire Touched (Mercy Thompson, #9) by Patricia Briggs

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adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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4.0

As usual, Patricia Briggs delivers up another exciting romp through the world of Mercedes Thompson! Fire, fey, and stubborn women collide...again. Was exactly the combination of humor, action, weirdness, and sexy werewolf I was hoping for!
10/10 would pet that tibicena.
10/10 would feed that elemental lost-boy!

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5.0

Hilarious and low key...ish. but I really enjoyed this one. A nice break from everyone almost dying.

Coulda used more Ben;) but I'm glad we got an update and some dialogue.

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4.0

Update: 10/19/2023

I started a reread of this series, this time reading all the Mercy-verse books in chronological order with the hubby. I'm keeping my rating at 4 stars.

Mooncalled
Alpha and Omega
Cry Wolf
Hunting Ground
Blood Bound
Iron Kissed
Bone Crossed
Silver Borne
River Marked
Fair Game
Frost Burned
Dead Heat
Night Broken
Fire Touched
Silence Fallen
Burn Bright
Storm Cursed
Smoke Bitten
Wild Sign
Soul Taken

Original Review:

Nine books into this series and I'm not even a little bit tired of it. I took a break from it for a while because I was reading so many other things, but I'm glad to be back. The Fae are up to no good as usual here, and we get a new character that is interesting, a human boy who has the ability to control fire...well most of the time. Sometimes the fire pops up unexpectedly which results in some damage to Mercy's and Adam's home. But it's no big deal because the wolves and the Fae do even worse to it! I need to point out how very happy I am that several things that Adam's ex-wife Christie picked out get completely demolished. If my husband had an ex I could never live in a house that he had built and shared with her. I don't know how Mercy does it. Christie makes an appearance in this book, and yet again is her annoying self. Thankfully it was brief.

Other things that I loved about this book were:

-The walking stick. I love how it keeps finding its way back to Mercy and how it pops up whenever she needs it, even if she doesn't realize she does.

-Baba Yaga. What a hoot!

-Sherwood Post, and how he got his name. I really want to know more about him.

-The Gray Court. I liked that we dig deeper into the Fae and the inner workings of the Gray Court.

I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series and getting caught up for the new release coming in May.

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5.0

There are serious tensions brewing between supernatural factions in the Tri-Cities and, as usual, Mercy, Adam and the rest of the pack are right at the centre of things in this, the 9th instalment of the untouchable Mercy Thompson series.

First of all, just look at that cover! This series has the most beautiful artwork by Dan dos Santos (Check out more of his work here http://www.dandossantos.com/gallery.html). Even if I'd never heard of this series before I'd have come to a dead halt in the bookshop aisle at that amazing imagery. Of course, I have heard of the series. Who hasn't? It's literally the goalpost all other werewolf-centric series aim at, but never quite reach.

Onto this book in particular. It centres mostly on the tenuous relations between the fae and werewolves and there's a new character introduced who plays a pivotal role. Mercy is currently in a great place with her mate and husband Adam Hauptman, but in a slightly less great place with certain other members of her new pack, and this is something that gets addressed in this book - finally.

The highlights for me are...just Mercy. Everything she says, does and thinks. It's seems like every time I pick up one of these books I've somehow managed to forget how cool she is in between instalments. She's really wise (rare for a book heroine, I know) and that wisdom extends to admitting when she doesn't know something or that she's the wrong person for a particular job. I just love her. That is all.

The next book, Silence Fallen, is already out and there's at least one more planned after that. Can't wait.

5 Stars ★★★★★ A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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4.0

I really liked this a lot. I thought I was getting tired of this series, and that it had run its course for me. I guess it hasn't, though. This book still felt fresh enough, with new characters and new ideas, that I didn't feel like it was just the same story told all over again.

I love Mercy and Adam's relationship, and definitely like it best when they are supportive of each other and there's no manufactured drama, like ex-wives.

This is probably my second favorite urban fantasy series, after the Kate Daniels series.